/2011/06/24/high-school-kid-builds-custom-8-bit-computer/

{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2011\/06\/24\/high-school-kid-builds-custom-8-bit-computer\/","trash":"","name":"high-school-kid-builds-custom-8-bit-computer","parent":"","title":"High school kid builds custom 8-bit computer","date":"2011-06-24 11:14:36","filepath":"posts\/2000210_high-school-kid-builds-custom-8-bit-computer.xml.json","type":"post","content":"<em>\"You think you\u2019re smart? Well, not as smart as this guy. Jack Eisenmann, a programmer who just graduated high school, has built his own 8-bit homebrew computer completely from scratch using an old keyboard, a television, and a ton of TTL logic chips. No, he didn\u2019t buy some computer parts and snap them together; he blueprinted every wire and connection and then built it, wire by wire. After he finished construction, he had to teach it how to communicate, so he created his own operating system and wrote some games for it. That\u2019s dedication.\"<\/em>\n\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"349\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qYvr0b8jqbg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\nThe chiptune choice for the soundtrack is more than perfect.\n\n<em>\"The new computer is called the Duo Adept and has specs that could be dwarfed by a NES, but it gets the job done. The computer has 64K of memory, 6K of which is dedicated video RAM needed to output a 240\u00d7208 black and white image. Since writing a basic hex editor for the Duo Adept, he\u2019s taught it how to count to a googel, and programmed several games including\u00a0Pong,\u00a0Life, and a\u00a0Donkey Kong-like game called \"Get Muffin,\" where you must get the muffin to win (tip: it\u2019s up the ladder).\"<\/em>\n\n<em>via <a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/digitaltrends\/20110617\/tc_digitaltrends\/wowhighschoolgradbuilds8bitcomputerfromscratchcompletewithcustomosandpong\" target=\"_blank\">Yahoo News<\/a>.<\/em>\n\n<em>continue to <a href=\"http:\/\/web.mac.com\/teisenmann\/iWeb\/adeptpage\/menu.html\" target=\"_blank\">Eisenmann's web page<\/a>.<\/em>\n\nDon't forget to check out the Homebuilt CPUs WebRing founded by <a href=\"http:\/\/members.iinet.net.au\/~daveb\/simplex\/simplex.html\">David Brooks<\/a> at the bottom of the page."}}